DETROIT – Tigers general manager Al Avila said Friday that Detroit is not ruling out the possibility of hiring A.J. Hinch or Alex Cora for its manager vacancy. Hinch and Cora were suspended through the 2020 postseason for their roles in the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal. They’re serving their suspensions, and once their suspensions are over, then they’ll be free to pursue their careers. Avila said it is important that the next manager be able to help with talent evaluation, since there are important decisions to make throughout the roster.

HOUSTON – The Houston Astros interviewed former Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister at some point Wednesday. Banister is among the more experienced candidates the Astros will talk to in this search. In both seasons, Banister’s team lost in the ALDS to the Toronto Blue Jays, managed by another Astros candidate, John Gibbons. He also won the 2015 American League Manager of the Year award in his first season. Banister had both success (two strong years) and struggles (two weak years) as the Rangers manager.

The resolution was introduced after MLB revealed in a report Jan. 13 how the Astros used a sign-stealing system instituted by then-coach Alex Cora during the 2017 season, when Houston beat Los Angeles in the World Series. The Red Sox are under investigation for possibly stealing signs in Cora's first season as manager in 2018, when Boston beat the Dodgers. The resolution requests “that in addition to the penalties already imposed, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball remove the 2017 and 2018 World Series titles from the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox." It requested the commissioner to recall the World Series trophies and award them to the Dodgers. Days later, the Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora, who was an Astros coach in 2017 and was cited in the MLB report for his role in Houston's cheating.

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